CARDIAC VALVULAR DISEASE IN SCLERODERMA AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS SCLERODERMA OVERLAP ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES/

Authors
PENMETCHA M ROSENBUSH SW HARRIS CA
Citation
M. Penmetcha et al., CARDIAC VALVULAR DISEASE IN SCLERODERMA AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS SCLERODERMA OVERLAP ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES/, Journal of rheumatology, 23(12), 1996, pp. 2171-2174
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0315162X
Volume
23
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2171 - 2174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0315-162X(1996)23:12<2171:CVDISA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We describe 2 cases with positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL); o ne with limited scleroderma associated with aortic valve vegetation, t he 2nd with systemic lupus erythematosus/scleroderma overlap with recu rrent venous thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, hemolytic anemia, and sever e mitral regurgitation requiring valve replacement.